Ernst, Jamaica 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1418-6631
(2025)
Convergences in Twentieth-Century Radical Environmentalisms: Environmental Justice and An Ecological Perspective In the Works of Rachel Carson, Murray Bookchin, Arne Naess, and Carolyn Merchant.
Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
This essay analyzes the works of four authors who began writing in the field of radical environmentalism in the second half of the twentieth century: Rachel Carson, Murray Bookchin, Arne Naess, and Carolyn Merchant. An examination of the works of each author illustrates the convergences that exist between the disparate forms of radical environmentalism for which they call. They share an ecological perspective, a focus on environmental justice, the values of unity and diversity, and the goal of synthesizing social justice movements through a change in popular consciousness. This essay demonstrates the continued significance of these shared values as the effects of anthropogenic climate change continue to escalate and concludes that the ecological perspective’s focus on relationality is even more relevant in today’s increasingly interdependent, globalized world.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Religions and Cultures |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Ernst, Jamaica |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Religion |
| Date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | DiTommaso, Lorenzo |
| Keywords: | Radical environmentalism Environmental justice Social justice Ecology Unity Diversity |
| ID Code: | 995631 |
| Deposited By: | Jamaica Renee Ernst |
| Deposited On: | 04 Nov 2025 17:44 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2025 17:44 |
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